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To get out of cleaning a part as community service, Homer fakes his own death. When this results in the family's utilities being cut off, Marge puts pressure on him to reveal that he is alive. However, the spurious news of his "death" brings his long-lost mother - a hippie who is on the run from the law because of her activism against Mr. Burns - back to Springfield. Written by
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The song that Burns accidentally plays during the FBI raid on the Simpson house was suppose to be "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by
Wham! but the producers didn't want to pay the asking price of $25,000 for the royalties so it was changed to "Waterloo" by
ABBA.
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Quotes
Chief Wiggum:
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reading a tombstone, talks into his "radio"]
Put out an APB on a Uosdwis R Dewoh. Uh, better start with Greektown.
Joe Friday:
That's Homer J Simpson, chief. You're reading it upside down.
Chief Wiggum:
Uh, cancel that APB. But, uh, bring back some of them, uh, gyros.
Joe Friday:
Uh, chief, you're talking into your wallet.
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Chief Wiggum's wallet flips open]
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Dragnet 1967 (1967)
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Soundtracks
"All Along the Watchtower"
by
Bob Dylan
Performed by
Jimi Hendrix See more »
This is one of the most touching episodes of "The Simpsons" I have ever seen. Homer's mother turns out not to be dead after all and he is reunited with her. But she is a wanted criminal on the run and Mr Burns wants her head on a silver platter...
All the cast do their usual great work, and Glenn Close makes a good guest appearance as Homer's Mom. But it's the ending that gets me the most - the writers and director made the right choice of not ending with any jokes at all, just with a still shot of Homer on his own watching the stars after saying goodbye to his mum. The music for this gets me every time and I start to blub like a little baby. The should have entered this for that year's Emmy 'cos it would have won fair and square! 8/10